ABSTRACT
The present study was carried out to determine the impact of some heavy metals namely, Cd, Mn, Cu, Fe, Pb, Ni, Zn and Cr on the water quality of the Ikpoba River across four stations in Benin City, Nigeria, with a view to safeguard public health. Water samples were randomly collected from four stations from capitol, Upper Mission, Upper lawani and Guinness from April 2023 to July 2023 and were analyzed for heavy metal concentrations using Atomic Absorption Spectrometric technique. The mean concentration of these metals were, Cd, (0.02mg/l), Mn(0.026mg/l), Cu(0.24mg/l), Fe(5.60mg/l), Pb(0.07mg/l), Ni(0.03mg/l), Zn(116.59mg/l) and Cr(0.033mg/l). The mean concentrations of Cd, Fe, Pb, Ni and Zn, exceeded the World Health Organization (WHO) maximum permissible level for drinking water.
